Current Events Thread: You know shit is bad when even we aren't joking.

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# ¿ Mar 22, 2014 04:47

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 13:21

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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We can talk about whatever Current Events you want as long as it stays on topic. This isn't a resource thread, but I want it to be slightly above a lounge thread in terms of content.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2014 04:56

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Snowdens Secret posted:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-spied-on-chinese-government-and-networking-firm-huawei-a-960199.html

Expect stink about this, but it's very literally what the NSA exists to do

Omg we're spying on our enemies. :qq:

# ¿ Mar 24, 2014 00:31

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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For his next leak, Snowden will reveal that the NSA has been spying on Rosneft, Sukhoi, and Bank Rossiya. :eyepop:

# ¿ Mar 24, 2014 00:37

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Snowdens Secret posted:

More or less. I think you technically can't say "I'm in the army and I say kill 'em all" type stuff. Basically don't give any indication you're presenting an official or representative view unless you're specifically authorized to. You're still allowed to protest all you want as long as you're not skipping work to do it.

That's also what most private businesses have as a policy, and it's also why you're not supposed to march in a parade in uniform except for Vets an Memorial Day, which is (partly) why there was a stink about marching in gay pride parades. Needless to say, if you're junior enlisted and not General MacArthur it's not really enforced unless you're turbo stupid about it.

Example of turbo stupid:

# ¿ Mar 24, 2014 01:33

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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In non-Ukraine news: Turkey shot down a Syrian jet that may or may not have been in their airspace.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/23/world/meast/syria-civil-war/

# ¿ Mar 24, 2014 05:39

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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I've been waiting almost 30 years to be consumed by a mushroom cloud. Don't let me down Vlad, I'm so close.

# ¿ Mar 24, 2014 19:35

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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It's almost as if world leaders aren't always rational actors that telegraph their moves. :monocle:

But in honesty I don't know how anyone missed this, even assholes like us saw the writing on the wall for a Russian military intervention after the Olympics finished.

# ¿ Mar 24, 2014 20:35

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Snowdens Secret posted:

On a lighter note, someone called this the other day

http://beregrus.ru/?p=2282

Better brush up your skills blasting invisible ninjas with laser pistols, because war, war never changes

Tell me more, I'm so close. :awesome:

# ¿ Mar 27, 2014 01:42

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Denazification broke their little aryan brains.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2014 10:53

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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psydude posted:

Germans feeling sympathetic toward nations conquering the territory of other countries to protect ethnic descendants? That's a new one.

We must secure the existence of our people and a future for Russian children.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2014 06:09

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Has Russia shut down our ability to ship hardware from Afghanistan through their territory yet? Because that seems like a pretty obvious and expensive way to gently caress with us.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2014 20:25

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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I'm going to let Israel/Palestine chat continue in here for now. But if the thread gets shitted up and brings in all of the unsavory D&D elements I'm going to kill it like Amadou Diallo.

# ¿ Apr 2, 2014 17:52

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Operation American Spring

Crazy people website posted:

Concept of Operations:
Phase 1 - Field millions, as many as ten million, patriots who will assemble in a peaceful, non-violent, physically unarmed (Spiritually/Constitutionally armed), display of unswerving loyalty to the US Constitution and against the incumbent government leadership in Washington D.C., with the mission to replace with law abiding leadership. Go full-bore, no looking back, steadfast in the mission.

Phase 2 - One million or more of the assembled 10 million must be prepared to stay in D.C. as long as it takes to see Obama, Biden, Reid, McConnell, Boehner, Pelosi, and Attorney General Holder removed from office.
Consistent with the US Constitution, as required, the U.S. Congress will take appropriate action, execute appropriate legislation, deal with vacancies, or U.S. States will appoint replacements for positions vacated consistent with established constitutional requirements.

Phase 3 - Those with the principles of a West, Cruz, Dr. Ben Carson, Lee, DeMint, Paul, Gov Walker, Sessions, Gowdy, Jordan, should comprise a tribunal and assume positions of authority to convene investigations, recommend appropriate charges against politicians and government employees to the new U.S. Attorney General appointed by the new President.

lol. Good to see the summer crazy people season is starting early for DC.

# ¿ Apr 4, 2014 19:23

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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If you're stupid enough to leave the sovereignty of your nation in the hands of someone else, you're probably an idiot. Also, you're making a lot of assumptions about geopolitical dealings with nothing but hyperbole to back it up.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2014 19:32

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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The Syrian chemical weapons red line was incredibly stupid, but that's been par for the course with Kerry as SecState. It'd have been a horrible move to get militarily involved in Syria and in hindsight, letting the red line go without doing anything was probably the right move. There's no faction in that fight that's worth outright support so the best we can do is funnel money/weapons through Saudi Arabia and Qatar and let them continue to kill each other.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2014 20:14

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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So because much of the western world demilitarized that makes them not idiots? lol. I want to live in this fanciful world where's there's no external threats or destabilizers that could ever appear. I stand by my assertion that if you cede your security to another country you're an idiot.

I don't see Taiwan in this category because they've been developing/buying what military forces they can. Being a small country with a small army is a lot different than being a doormat. Ukraine was a doormat and subsequently Putin rolled in without a shot fired.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2014 22:34

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Otto Skorzeny posted:

Bahgawd I always knew that there Obungler was a commie muslim fascist.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2014 21:27

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Snowdens Secret posted:

This is what you get when you don't occupy for 50 years. You don't see anyone in Japan trying to make it with little kids

No they just have vending machines for soiled underwear, pay for cuddling, and have sex with dolls. Nope everything is going swimmingly in the land of the rising sun. We should have nuked them more.

# ¿ Apr 10, 2014 01:10

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Yes, yes the Schindler's List video is very funny. Let's keep this thread topical and keep the funny to the 15 other threads that are meant for funny.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2014 00:53

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Wanted to recover this thread from being buried under gleep spam with a funny quote:

TheImmigrant posted:

Attacking military or police forces is not terrorism.

lol ok man

# ¿ Apr 21, 2014 16:04

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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One man's revolutionary is, like, another man's terrorist. Man.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2014 16:33

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Snowdens Secret posted:

I'm not going to read into that D&D thread to figure out who they're talking about and whether they're actually 'terrorists' or not.

I don't know either, I just saw that sparked off a derail for about a page and they hadn't even gotten to a second page of content.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2014 02:48

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Lol if you thought the Geneva agreement meant anything at all.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2014 22:31

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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The international edition of cnn is usually better than the the us version, just saying.

# ¿ Apr 26, 2014 19:15

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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The South Korean Prime Minister resigned today over his country's handling of the ferry sinking.

# ¿ Apr 27, 2014 05:36

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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BigDave posted:

You mean the president?

Nope I mean the Prime Minister

# ¿ Apr 27, 2014 07:56

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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orange juche posted:

Whip quit loving with HDI

The rules of sniper month are the rules. Such is the luck of the draw.

# ¿ May 3, 2014 08:31

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Accretionist posted:

http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/doha/industrial/2014.html

Some of that poo poo's as surprising as the 'Let's talk about idiots' thread

Applicant is a 62-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He is alleged to be indebted to nine creditors in the approximate amount of $243,062. He has acted responsibly with respect to his debts by resolving all of his delinquencies. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted. CASE NO: 11-12252.h1

:vince:

# ¿ May 30, 2014 04:07

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Casimir Radon posted:

Retard Boy Extraordinaire Bowe Bergdahl has been freed.

# ¿ May 31, 2014 23:15

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Why the gently caress would he put this poo poo all over twitter instead of getting with a lawyer and a journalist if he wants to get the ~real story~ out.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2014 17:24

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Dantu posted:

OBONGO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO PROTECT HIS NEW AGENT

That's basically what it reads like. I'm not discounting his story, by many accounts Bergdahl sounds like a loving moron that deserved what he got, but the timing and choice of venue for his story is odd and you can smell the Obongo permeating from the jump.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2014 18:02

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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*writes a poo poo ton of crap about bergdahl over the course of several hours* I think I should talk to a lawyer!

# ¿ Jun 1, 2014 18:27

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Has anyone published a who's who of the guys we released to get this idiot back? I can only assume they're relatively high level guys.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2014 23:25

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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CNN posted:

A reporter asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Sunday whether Bergdahl had left his post without permission or deserted -- and, if so, whether he would be punished. Hagel didn't answer directly. "Our first priority is assuring his well-being and his health and getting him reunited with his family," he said. "Other circumstances that may develop and questions, those will be dealt with later."

I mean, at least Hagel gave a reasonable answer and didn't completely suck down the pow war hero story.

# ¿ Jun 2, 2014 15:07

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Pretty exciting viewpoints coming from the guy that's said he'd resign as a PO if they made him carry a firearm. :allears:

# ¿ Jun 2, 2014 16:40

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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Bernard McFacknutah posted:

Maybe I would change my viewpoint if I had to deal with someone that was responsible for the deaths of 6 colleagues.

I'm just havin a chortle m8

# ¿ Jun 2, 2014 16:51

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:

u wot m8?

Oy don't get cheeky

# ¿ Jun 2, 2014 17:16

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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One of your daughters got kidnapped and is probably being raped and abused on the daily? Oh well, ya'll need to shut the gently caress up now.

# ¿ Jun 3, 2014 00:01

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 13:21

Whip Slagcheek: Sep 21, 2008; Finally
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What's the story behind Bergdahl's dad? I saw a picture of him linked in one of the articles yesterday and he just looks like your typical anti-war protester. Is there more to him?

# ¿ Jun 3, 2014 02:28

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